Sometimes breweries come up with events that one could consider genius, or insanity. The Brewathlon is a little of both, in our opinion. This new event from Brew Lab 101, benefiting R4 Creating in Rio Rancho, will take place this Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. You can sign up here for all four events, or just one. Basically, it combines four favorite drinking games — flip cup, pong, quarters, cornhole — into a team competition. Grab your friends, sign up, and head on over there to see if you can beat the brewery’s team at what they hope will become an annual event.
New Draft:
Boese Brothers tapped a Watermelon Sour at its Heights taproom, and it should pop up at the remaining locations as soon as a tap becomes available. La Cumbre brought back Extra Slice of Hefen and also tapped New Fangled Pilsner. Marble added Memorial IPA, made with the Veterans’ Hop Blend from Yakima Chief Hops, back on Monday. Nexus brings back seasonal favorite Trampled by Tangerines. (UPDATES) Bosque added Moral Support, a new hazy IPA. Gravity Bound brought back Mango Layer. La Cumbre tapped Happy Hues, a new hazy IPA. Quarter Celtic added Trident True Pale Ale. Sidetrack brings back MX Amber Lager.
Up in Santa Fe, Second Street tapped Jazzerthise IPA and African Queen Pale Ale. Over in Moriarty, Sierra Blanca wants everyone to know that Steep Hard Tea, in berry and lemon flavors, is now available for summer on draft and in a 3-liter (!) party bag. (UPDATES) Bathtub Row beers are back, with Caldera Kolsch, Jemez Hazy IPA, and Witrock the first three to come from the new brewhouse.
New Package:
Ex Novo brings back its prickly pear sour, Cactus Wins the Lottery, for the summer in cans and on draft. (UPDATES) Bow & Arrow has more Sunface White IPA coming out in cans and on draft this Friday. Boxing Bear brings back Chin Hook Mountain IPA in cans and on draft. Gravity Bound debuts Maizey Train Mexican Lager in cans and on draft. La Cumbre will roll out Harmonic Resonance, a hazy DIPA, in cans and on draft this Friday.
Notable Events:
All of the official ABQ Beer Week events are listed separately in this preview.
Friday — ABQ Artwalk takes over downtown from 5 to 9 p.m., so make sure to check with Boese Brothers, Red Door, and Sidetrack to see what events will be at their locations.
If downtown is too crowded, head to Boxing Bear West Downtown for their monthly Friday Night Stroll Down, featuring local vendors, music, and food trucks from 6 to 10 p.m.
The Desert Darlings are bringing some friends to Kaktus at 7 p.m. for the Burque Belly Fest II: Pre-Party Hafla.
If you have not danced enough at this point, head to JUNO for Brazilian Night from 8 to midnight.
Saturday — The annual Polly’s Run will take place at Tiguex Park at 8:30 a.m., and the after-party will take place up at Boxing Bear Firestone at approximately 2 p.m., as the fight to cure pancreatic cancer continues.
Head brewer Greg Dupy will host a Summer Sours Seminar at Marble Heights from 3 to 4 p.m. For $20 you get class discussions, four exclusive tastings, and a pint.
Quick News Bits:
Bow & Arrow is seeking a new head brewer. Interested, or know someone who might be? Click on this link for more information about applying.
Bathtub Row has all of its equipment in place and is brewing again, so expect to see those first beers on tap from the new brewhouse in about a week or so. (UPDATE) The new brews are starting to roll out, see above!
Albuquerque metro area breweries
Boese Brothers Brewery — Featured seasonal: Burly Brown (6.9% ABV), one of the original recipes is back on draft, it’s hop-forward brown ale.
Bombs Away Beer Company — Featured seasonal: The R.E.D. Ale (5.5% ABV, 20 IBU), an Irish-style red served on nitro.
Bosque Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Sunbrero (5.2% ABV, 20 IBU), a helles lager perfect for summer, available in cans and on draft.
Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: Rad Vista (5% ABV), a single-hop (Hallertau Blanc) pilsner available in cans and on draft.
Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Polly’s Run Pale Ale (4.3% ABV, 20 IBU), a refreshing pale available in cans and on draft, benefiting The Race to Cure Pancreatic Cancer.
Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Beyond the Pale (6% ABV, 48 IBU), it’s a pale ale dedicated to metal lovers, so, um, all of us.
Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Enthrall IPA (7.4% ABV, 65 IBU), with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Thrall family, is back in cans and on draft.
Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Tripel Threat, a hefty Belgian-style brew.
Cazuela’s Seafood & Mexican Grill
Differential Brewing — Featured seasonal: Plum Saison (6.3% ABV, 24 IBU), the recent anniversary beer won’t be on tap much longer.
Downshift Brewing at Outpost 1706 — Featured seasonal: Gratitude Session IPA (4.2% ABV, 40 IBU), brewed to support local charities, right now $1 from every pint sold goes to the Shelter Fund of the Community Foundation of Lincoln County.
Echoes Brewery — Featured seasonal: Echoes IPA has now been joined by the one of the other core beers, a coconut coffee stout. A pilsner and an American pale ale are on deck.
Enchanted Circle Brewing Taproom
Ex Novo Brewing — Featured seasonal: But it’s a Dry Heat, a Mexican lager with lime and salt, available in cans and on draft for a limited time.
Flix Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Super Barlio Brothers, an Italian pilsner, is on tap for a certain movie that was really nostalgic for a lot of Gen-X.
Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Dawnest Before the Dark (9.3% ABV), a hefty imperial stout conditioned on Slow Burn Coffee and Amburana wood.
Harmon Lane Brewing at Southwest Grape and Grain — Featured seasonal: O’Danny Boy Irish Red (6.5% ABV) is still available on draft.
High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Brunch Village (6.6% ABV, 10 IBU), a chocolate-forward dark sour ale.
Hops Brewery — Featured seasonal: Killer Bee Pale Ale (6.3% ABV, 23 IBU), this beer is made with actual honey from killer bee hives in Southern New Mexico.
JUNO Brewery — Featured seasonal: Vienna Lager, a smooth amber lager with a touch of sweetness.
Kaktus Brewing — Featured seasonal: Tropic IPA, perfect for the blooming spring with notes of passion fruit, guava, and grapefruit complimenting the hop-forward ale.
La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: Azulito Blue Corn Lager (4.8% ABV, 16 IBU), a perfect sessionable lager to help kick off the warmer months.
La Reforma Brewery — Featured seasonal: Bomba de Malta (8.3% ABV), another big old malt bomb of a Scotch ale.
Late Shift Lager House at The Craftroom — Featured seasonal: Hop Villain (6.8% ABV, 102 IBU), a beastly IPA that is a change of sorts from the lager-dominated lineup.
Lizard Tail Brewing — Featured seasonal: Biscochito Brown (6.4% ABV, 25 IBU), a proper New Mexican dessert beer, it’s a cookie in a glass.
Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: Bock ‘n a Half (7.3% ABV), a delicious dark lager to give you a break from the lighter spring fare. Be forewarned, it is nearly out, so click the link there for updated taproom menus.
Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Oralé Mexican Lager (5.3% ABV, 18 IBU), a crisp summer beer with a touch of lemon/lime.
Palmer Brewery and Cider House — Featured seasonal: Cockness Monster (13% ABV), a monstrous Scotch ale aged in whiskey barrels.
Ponderosa Brewing Co. — Featured seasonal: Italian Pilsner, the winner of back-to-back gold medals at the 2021 Great American Beer Festival and the 2022 World Beer Cup, is available on draft and in cans.
Quarter Celtic Brewpub— Featured seasonal: Bohemian Pilsner (5.23% ABV, 37 IBU), a lightly hopped, sweet and smooth brew perfect for warmer days and nights.
Red Door Brewing — Featured seasonal: Wagoner’s Porter (7.2% ABV, 36 IBU), a tasty American-style porter that recently joined the draft lineup.
ReSource Brewing — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery to find out what’s on tap, as it changes frequently.
Rio Bravo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Black Sparrow (13% ABV, 60 IBU), a rum-barrel-aged imperial stout.
Rumor Brewing (formerly Ale Republic) — Featured seasonal: Desert Monk (6.8% ABV, 21 IBU), a Belgian-style dubbel.
Sidetrack Brewing — Featured seasonal: The Udder Stout (5.1% ABV, 15 IBU), a proper cream stout.
Sobremesa — Featured seasonal: Dominator, a German-style doppelbock.
Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: War Face (9.6% ABV, 100 IBU), a behemoth DIPA.
Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Double Lemon Dynamite (6.1% ABV, 5 IBU), which is still available in cans and on draft, and they will even do a sugar rim on the glass.
Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: No Brainer, a very tasty coffee stout, is the first beer made at the new brewery to reach the taps.
Thirsty Eye Brewing — Featured seasonal: Father O’Malley’s Holy Water (4.2% ABV, 33 IBU), which is described by the brewery as “an Irish-style dry stout served on nitro for a smooth, creamy head, and deep roasted malt that’s still light bodied enough to leave room for seconds.”
Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: El Dorado Gold (5.8% ABV, 50 IBU), a slightly hop-forward ale featuring El Dorado and Wai’iti hops, it offers up an alternative to the big beers of winter.
Turquoise Trail Brewing — The brewery is closed at its original location, and is aiming to reopen out in Moriarty. We will have more on this move when they’re closer to opening.
Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Cosmic Campground (6.25% ABV, 66 IBU), a decadent black IPA brewed in honor of the International Dark Sky Sanctuary of North America, which is located in the Gila Wilderness of southwest New Mexico.
Unhinged Brewing — Welcome to the listings to this new brewery at 98th Street and Central! Go check out the opening lineup, which includes Non-Linear IPA, Jest-a-Lager, Foolin’ Around Brown, ScRew lOose StOuT, and Off the Rails (Red IPA). There may be some small-batch specialty beers available, too.
Vision City Brewstillery — Featured seasonal: Double Vision (7.1% ABV), a strong Belgian wheat, is one of several beers on tap at this new brewery/distillery, but due to its size of operation, the styles tend to change frequently.
Santa Fe breweries
Beer Creek Brewing — Featured seasonal: Longboat Cowboy, a traditional Sahti ale brewed with Kveik yeast, rye, and juniper boughs and berries.
Chile Line Brewing — Featured seasonal: A Huevo (5% ABV, 20 IBU) is a Yerba Matte-inspired beer.
Hidden Mountain Brewing — Featured seasonal: Snow White and the Seven Brewers, a Scotch ale brewed in collaboration with Beer Creek and Madrid Brewing.
Rowley Farmhouse Ales — Featured seasonal: Season of Night (4.8% ABV, 20 IBU), a dark saison that our own Luke Macias helped brew.
Santa Fe Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Freewheeler Hazy IPA is the summer seasonal available on tap and in cans.
Second Street Brewery — Featured seasonal: Dragon’s Blood Sour (5.6%), a blood orange sour available in cans and on draft.
Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery — Featured seasonal: White Rabbit Wit, the first in a series of new witbiers.
Other breweries you need to visit
Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: Rub a Dub Dub, United in a Tub (5% ABV) is a raspberry porter brewed in collaboration with Ex Novo for the United in Beer festival.
Little Toad Creek Brewing and Distilling
Red River Brewing and Distilling — Featured seasonal: Steam Coffee Porter (6.5% ABV, 30 IBU), from the brewery: “Smooth and malty with a solid creamy head. Roasted grains are well balanced with base malts and just enough hops to offset any residual sweetness. Add in some coffee from Steam and it’s winter in a glass.”
Sierra Blanca Brewing — Featured seasonal: Cherry Wheat, a three-time GABF medal winner that is perfect for summer nights in the beer garden.
Truth or Consequences Brewing — Featured seasonal: Fiesta Gold (5.3% ABV, 22 IBU), which the brewery described as “inspired by thirst-quenching Mexican lagers like Modelo & Bohemia, this crisp International Pale Lager has a straw-gold color with just a touch of herbal spiciness from German hops.”
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That’s all for this week! If you have any questions or comments, leave them below or contact us on our Facebook page.
Keep supporting local!
— Stoutmeister
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 
Thanks for the hype guys, much appreciated!
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